Phrase guide
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noun
The period, after excitation, during which a membrane recovers its polarization and is not able to respond to a second stimulus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biological time
History
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Across languages
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